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May 2014 Honorary Degree Recipient

Doctor of Laws (honoris causa)

Anne McGuire is the President and CEO of the IWK Health Centre, the largest pediatric university teaching facility in Atlantic Canada. Ms. McGuire has dedicated her 45-year career to ensuring that when children, adolescents, adults and families are in need, they will be provided with care that is compassionate, evidence-based and of exceptional quality. She has sought out the best treatment models globally, and brought them to Nova Scotia, helping to improve timely access to efficient and high quality health care.

Ms. McGuire began her career as a mental health nurse. Her nursing education helped her to hone her abilities to understand behaviour and to effectively communicate in crisis situations. She completed her Master’s in Health Administration at Â鶹´«Ã½ before becoming Vice President – Health, Dartmouth & Southeastern Communities for the Capital District Health Authority. She is the former CEO of the Annapolis Valley District Health Authority, and since 2004, she has been the President and CEO of IWK Health Centre. She is a Certified Health Executive of the Canadian College of Health Leaders, and has served as the chair of the Nova Scotia Association of Health Organizations, a member of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Healthcare Association, is Vice Chair of the Canadian Association of Pediatric Health Centres, and is a current board member of the Canadian Resident Matching Service. She is also the current chair of the Nova Scotia Academic Council, chair of the PAC of the School of Health Administration here at Â鶹´«Ã½, and co-chairs Nova Scotia’s Advisory Council on the Early Years.

Ms. McGuire has been named one of Atlantic Business Magazine’s Top 50 CEOs for five consecutive years, and was inducted into Atlantic Business Magazine’s Hall of Fame in 2011. She has also received the Consumer Choice Award for Business Excellence and the Progress Women of Excellence Award.